Papal Audiences

2003.06

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2003.06.02

Germany Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen, Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

India Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal, Bishop of Kannur (India)

2003.06.03

India Bishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C., Bishop of Cochin (India)

India Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil, Bishop of Alleppey (India)

India Bishop Stanley Roman, Bishop of Quilon (India)

India Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, Bishop of Calicut (India)

2003.06.11

Ireland Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Titular Archbishop of Satriano, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

2003.06.12

Burkina Faso Archbishop Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Archbishop Séraphin François Rouamba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Koupéla (Burkina Faso)

2003.06.13

Burkina Faso Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger

Burkina Faso Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré, Bishop of Manga (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Lucas Kalfa Sanou, Bishop of Banfora (Burkina Faso)

Colombia Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Nigeria Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Germany Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, President of International Theological Commission and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

2003.06.14

Burkina Faso Bishop Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop of Diébougou (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Zéphyrin Toé, Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Basile Tapsoba, Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Paul Yembuado Ouédraogo, Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (Burkina Faso)

Italy Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Italy Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

2003.06.16

Spain Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Apostolic Nuncio to European Communities

Italy Archbishop Luigi Ventura, Titular Archbishop of Equilio and Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

USA Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, Titular Archbishop of Anzio, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula

Ireland Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

2003.06.17

Burkina Faso Bishop Thomas Kaboré, Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Bishop Joseph Sama, Bishop of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

Niger Bishop Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A., Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Niger Bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo, Bishop of Maradi (Niger)

2003.06.20

Italy Archbishop Renzo Fratini, Titular Archbishop of Botriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia

India Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

India Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., Bishop of Balasore (India)

India Bishop Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D., Bishop of Rourkela (India)

India Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D., Bishop of Sambalpur (India)

India Bishop Joseph Das, Bishop of Berhampur (India)

Germany Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

2003.06.21

India Archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

India Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna (India)

India Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J., Bishop of Muzaffarpur (India)

India Bishop Thomas Kozhimala, Bishop of Bhagalpur (India)

India Bishop Victor Henry Thakur, Bishop of Bettiah (India)

India Bishop Vincent Barwa, Bishop of Purnea (India)

Italy Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

2003.06.24

India Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X., Bishop of Port Blair (India)

India Bishop Stephen M. Tiru, Bishop of Khunti (India)

India Bishop Charles Soreng, S.J., Bishop of Hazaribag (India)

2003.06.25

Italy Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

2003.06.26

India Bishop Michael Minj, S.J., Bishop of Gumla (India)

India Bishop Joseph Minj, Bishop of Simdega (India)

India Bishop Gabriel Kujur, S.J., Bishop of Daltonganj (India)

India Bishop Julius Marandi, Bishop of Dumka (India)

India Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J., Bishop of Jamshedpur (India)

India Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Jamshedpur (India)

2003.06.27

Ukraine Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea, Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Spain Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) and President of Episcopal Conference of Spain

Italy Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Titular Archbishop of Belcastro, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Italy Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

2003.06.28

Chile Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), President of Episcopal Conference of Chile and President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Mexico Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) and First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Brazil Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Colombia Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia

Dominican Republic Bishop Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio, Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic), President of Dominican Episcopal Conference and General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council

India Bishop Johannes Gorantla, Bishop of Kurnool (India)

India Bishop Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam (India)

2003.06.30

India Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore (India)

India Bishop Joji Govindu, Bishop of Nalgonda (India)

India Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam, Bishop of Cuddapah (India)

USA Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Germany Archbishop Ludwig Schick, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg (Germany)

Brazil Archbishop José Carlos Melo, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

Costa Rica Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña, Metropolitan Archbishop of San José (Costa Rica)

Brazil Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil)

Colombia Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Spain Archbishop Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain)

Madagascar Archbishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly, Metropolitan Archbishop of Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) and Apostolic Administrator of Ambositra (Madagascar)

India Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Gandhinagar (India)

Spain Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Canada Archbishop Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Germany Archbishop Werner Thissen, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Austria Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria)

Hungary Archbishop Péter Erdő, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

France Archbishop Bernard Panafieu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)

France Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

France Archbishop Michel Louis Coloni, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France)

France Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau, Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

France Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet, Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers (France)

Italy Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy)

Colombia Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibagué (Colombia)

Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Robles Ortega, Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Italy Archbishop Antonio Ciliberti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

Mozambique Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique) and Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Mexico Archbishop Héctor González Martínez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durango (Mexico)

Argentina Archbishop José María Arancedo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

India Archbishop Peter Fernando, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

Guinea Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly, Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

Argentina Archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Spain Archbishop Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández, Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain)

Ecuador Archbishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Greece Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Malaysia Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Ecuador Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Argentina Archbishop Mario Luis Bautista Maulión, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

Myanmar Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Myanmar Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Kazakhstan Archbishop Tomash Bernard Peta, Metropolitan Archbishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan) and President of Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Mani, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Malaysia Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

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